Corsi Collection of Decorative Stones

view of stone 718

Corsi 718, approx. 145 x 73 x 40 mm, © Oxford University Museum of Natural History

OUMNH Number: 718  
Name and quarry location: Petrified wood, locality unknown  
Geological description: Silicified wood with very well-preserved cell structure, most probably opal rather than quartz.  
Comments: No particular provenance can be suggested, as petrified wood comes from many different places.  
References: Corsi (1845) 230-231; Price (2007) 253  
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Corsi's classification: Class 14. Quartz and its varieties; Species 3. Petrified wood  
Corsi's text: 180.5 Legni pietrificati  

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